Love's Greeting to My Valentine

Printed in Germany. Sent February 13, 1910. Series No. 1113. Embossed.
The boy holds a wishbone in his right hand and the young girl holds a bouquet. The socks of both the boy and girl fall endearingly around their ankles.

Blue forget-me-nots rim the perimeter of a textured blue heart in front of which the boy and girl stand. In the Victorian language of flowers, the forget-me-not signified true love.

Welcome to Vintage Valentines

We have a collection of vintage valentines. My plan is to post them as we approach Valentine's Day. These cards are part of a collection sent to my grandmother and her sister when they were little girls. One is addressed to "Baby Edna." Dates on the post marks are from 1910 and 1911. Some of the addresses are wonderfully sweet. These were sent at a time when one only had to write "City" or "Local" and the post office knew that meant Columbus!